Characterize as unfair import competition

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1- Unions in developed nations often oppose imports from low-wage countries and advocate trade barriers to protect jobs from what they often characterize as “unfair” import competition. Is such competition “unfair”? Do you think that this argument is in the best interests of (a) the people they represent, and/or (b) the country as a whole?

2- Whose interests should be the paramount concern of government trade policy—the interests of producers (businesses and their employees) or those of consumers?

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